Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best. From LearnThat.org. [Michael Johnson]
The sprinter is serving a two-year ban from track and field. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Sprinter reveals career demise] Reference
The Jamaican sprinter is the first under 11 seconds this year. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Spearmon fends off Wariner challenge in 200] Reference
I was playing an ancient tape of a sprinter from the 2022 Olympics. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
A big-name sprinter will run in the stadium for the first time later this month on a. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Campbell’s former career as a sprinter is one of which his wife is conspicuously proud. From Wordnik.com. [Two times a lady] Reference
"For a sprinter, which is a 500-meter and a 1,000-meter skater, the guys get up to 40 miles an hour.". From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: ABCNews] Reference
Despite this all-round pedigree, Sagan was not exactly known as a sprinter until the finish in Limoges. From Wordnik.com. [Cyclingnews News Headlines] Reference
Pez: It sounds like you're not a 'train' kind of sprinter?. From Wordnik.com. [PezCyclingNews.com] Reference
He's also the kind of sprinter that will make it to the end of a hard race. From Wordnik.com. [PezCyclingNews.com] Reference
There's an antelope known as 'sprinter', and zebras are 'donkeys in pyjamas'. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
He looks sort of like a sprinter, which is fine. From Wordnik.com. [Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com] Reference
"A sprinter and a climber have different metabolisms.". From Wordnik.com. [When Milliseconds Mean Everything] Reference
Altman himself keeps moving, the oldest American sprinter. From Wordnik.com. [The Player Returns] Reference
In fact, the sprinter usually peaks between 50 and 60 meters. From Wordnik.com. [Caught Speeding] Reference
No sprinter had ever shown such improvement so late in a career. From Wordnik.com. [Death Catches Flojo] Reference
Or an average high-school sprinter becoming an Olympic gold-medalist?. From Wordnik.com. [Who Says Quitters Never Win?] Reference
Kind of like that Canadian sprinter blew away Carl Lewis in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Selig's 'Sorry' Testimony] Reference
The German sprinter currently leads the pro standings with 16 wins on the 2010 season. From Wordnik.com. [Greipel confirms move to Omega-Lotto] Reference
Akamai is the Web's sprinter, speedily delivering content from one computer to another. From Wordnik.com. [Akamai: The Deal From Hell] Reference
His coach, former Olympic sprinter John Smith, had instructed Greene to focus on his start. From Wordnik.com. [Marion Takes To The Air] Reference
Joining him at Cervélo will be Dutch sprinter Theo Bos, who will be making his grand tour debut. From Wordnik.com. [Vuelta a España releases preliminary start list] Reference
Antonio Pettigrew, 42, was a world champion sprinter and Olympic gold medalist in the 4X400 meter relay. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Goodbye] Reference
Last week one prominent British sprinter, Dwain Chambers, said he has been informed that he tested positive for THG. From Wordnik.com. [Blowing The Whistle On Drugs] Reference
Also likely to get a nod will be Dutch sprinter Theo Bos, who has won four races this season, each of them on Spanish roads. From Wordnik.com. [Thor Hushovd, Carlos Sastre lead Cervélo TestTeam’s Vuelta a Espana ‘long list’] Reference
If he had skated in the team pursuit final Thursday, he still would've had Friday to recover -- plenty of time for a sprinter. From Wordnik.com. [Day of Reckoning] Reference
He lost to Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, a world-class sprinter whose explosive start that night was almost too good to be true. From Wordnik.com. [Good As Gold] Reference
Many of the worlds-bound contenders are set to start the Vuelta and Boonen is the first major sprinter to likely miss the Spanish tour. From Wordnik.com. [No Vuelta for Boonen, worlds in doubt] Reference
Antonio Pettigrew, a former sprinter who was stripped of a gold medal he won at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, was found dead on Tuesday. From Wordnik.com. [Antonio Pettigrew DEAD: Olympic Gold Medalist Dies At 42] Reference
Gwen may prove that she's the most versatile sprinter -- man or woman -- in the world by anchoring both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. From Wordnik.com. [Good As Gold] Reference
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